CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1
REGISTRATION WITH U.S. FDA
1
FDA LABELING RULES
3
Content Changes
a.
Dietary Fibre
3
b.
Added Sugars
3
c.
DRV and RDI Changes
5
d.
Reference Amounts and Serving Sizes
6
Format Changes
•
Standard Label Changes
8
•
Simplified Label Changes
9
•
Tabular Label Changes
9
•
Linear Label Changes
10
•
Dual Column Labels
10
•
Dietary Supplement Label
11
Record Keeping
11
Effective / Compliance Dates
12
IMPORT ALERTS
12
DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
13
PETITION
13
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